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1
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2 sub AVAs of Sonoma Coast AVA

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Fort Ross Seaview AVA
Petaluma Gap AVA

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Where is Fort Ross Seaview AVA and what can you tell me about it?

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Sonoma County - Sub AVA of Sonoma Coast AVA - mountainous, high elevation near the Pacific

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Where is Green Valley AVA and what is it known for?

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sub AVA of RRV - PN and Chard - consistent fog due to proximity to Petaluma Gap lengthens growing season - low fertility sandy soils known as Goldridge

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What is Goldridge

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very low-fertility sandstone; produces concentrated grapes

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Where is Chalk Hill AVA and what is it known for?

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sub AVA of RRV - takes name from white volcanic soils - Chard and SB

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Important AVAs of Mendocino County

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Mendocino (catch-all)
Anderson Valley (chard, pn, sparklers)
Mendocino Ridge - “Islands in the Sky” 1200 ft+ covers the peaks that reach above the fog line
Cole Ranch AVA - smallest AVA in USA

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Lake County’s soils

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young volcanic soils

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Lake County is known for _____ elevation

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high; avg elevation is 1500 ft

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What is special about Lake County?

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purest air quality in California; solar potential is maximized; results in grapes w/ thicker skins

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Lead grape of Lake County

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Cab Sauv

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Monterey County important AVAs and grapes grown

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Monterey AVA - catch-all
Santa Lucia Highlands - cool - PN and Chard
Arroyo Seco - cool - PN and Chard
Chalone - cool - PN and Chard
Hames Valley - warm - CS + Rhone varieties
San Lucas- warm- CS + Rhone Varieties

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Where is Chalone AVA and what is special about it?

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cool climate AVA of Monterey County - soils very similar to Burgundy

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this county is directly south of Santa Cruz

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Monterey

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This AVA is situated on the edge of the Templeton Gap - a channel in the Santa Lucia Mountains that draws cool air inland

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York Mountain

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Where is Arroyo Grande Valley AVA? What grapes?

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SLO county - cooler climate - PN and Chard

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t/f: Santa Barbara county is north of LA

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true

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What is Alisos Canyon AVA known for?

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“Goldilocks Rhone Zone” - perfect climate for Rhone Varities - Santa Barbara County

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Name the 7 AVAs of Santa Barbara County

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Santa Maria AVA
Santa Ynez AVA
Ballard Canyon AVA
The Los Olivos District AVA
Sta. Rita Hills AVA
The Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA
The Alisos Canyon AVA

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What is Ballard Canyon AVA known for?

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Santa Barbara County - spicy reds from Syrah and Grenache

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20
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55% of California’s grape acreage is planted here

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Central Valley

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21
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Lodi AVA is just east of this major city

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SF

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This area of the Central Valley is uniquely suited to quality wine prodction. Name the AVA and why?

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Lodi AVA - Lodi is cooled by winds coming off the Pacific thru the Golden Gate (gap in Coast Range)

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Name Lodi’s 7 sub AVAs

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Alta Mesa
Borden Ranch
Clements Hills
Consumnes River
Jahant
Mokelumne River
Sloughhouse

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What is Bechthold Vineyard famous for and where is it located?

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Lodi - some of the world’s oldest plantings of Cinsault

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Sierra Foothills AVA is primarily devoted to red varieties, particularly ….

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Zinfandel

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Where is the Malibu Coast AVA?

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just north of LA

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27
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origins of “fume blanc”

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marketing term created in 1960s by Dry Creek Vineyard - lated adopted and popularized by Robert Mondavi

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Inland Mendocino County is known for high quality _____

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Zinfandel

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29
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this grape underwent a quality revolution in 2010s in Napa Valley

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Sauvignon Blanc

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30
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Why are grapes from Mt Vineyards different than valley floor vineyards? (Napa specifically)

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Mt vineyards are above fog line- they receive more sunlight
stronger diurnal shifts due to elevation
soil on the mountains is infertile and shallow; smaller berries

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31
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What is Howell Mountain AVA known for?

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hotter and drier than most the rest of Napa Valley; shallow, rocky, volcanic soils; massive tannins

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32
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What is the source of Diamond Mountain District AVA’s name

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volcanic ash soils that contain shards of shiny & reflective volcanic glass that looks like diamonds

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33
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Central Valley is the source of __% of Cali’s wine

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75

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34
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South Coast AVA covers the land between these two cities

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LA and San Diego

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35
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North Coast AVA includes these counties

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Mendocino, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Marin

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Lead grape of Sonoma County

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Chardonnay

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37
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What area does the Central Coast AVA cover

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From SF Bay to Santa Barbara County

38
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This AVA east of SF Bay is known for SB

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Livermore Valley

39
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Where is Santa Lucia Highlands AVA?

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Monterey County

40
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Difference between temp and soils W to E Paso Robles

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Western side has more marine influence from Templeton Gap and more calcareous soils; warmer on the west w/ more sandy soils

41
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This AVA is located between Santa Maria Valley AVA and Santa Ynez Valley AVA

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Alisos Canyon AVA

42
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Hames Valley, Chalone, and Arroyo Seco are AVAs in which California county

43
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Oregon requires __% of key varieties if named on label

44
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minimum content of stated grape variety on label (USA)

45
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Stated Vintage req for AVA and State/County (USA)

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95% for AVA
85% for State/County

46
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Origin Req for State level

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75%
Cali/Oregon 100% ; Washington 95%

47
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Origin req for county, ava, and vineyard

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county 75%
ava 85% (oregon 95%)
vineyard 95%

48
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what area does SF Bay AVA cover

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SF and Oakland down to and including Santa Cruz

49
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Where is San Benito AVA located?

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Directly east of Monterey County

50
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Which county is directly east of Monterey

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San Benito

51
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t/f: Cali had just 2 acres of Merlot in 1960

52
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Why are California reds generally more accessible when young compared to, eg, their Bordeaux counterparts?

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Cali reds trend more fruit forward expression + less tannins

53
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Why are Sonoma soils so complex?

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Millions of yrs ago, Sonoma was underwater
volcanic eruption from Mt St Helena covered much of region in volcanic ash

54
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the 3 most important soil formations of Sonoma

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Franciscan Complex - Marine sediment + volcanic rocks
Sonoma Volcanics - rocky volcanic soil
Wilson Grove Soils - golden sandstone; often planted w/ Burgundian varieties

55
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AVAs are administered by…

56
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If Sonoma Valley AVA is listed on a label, what % of grapes must be sourced from Sonoma Valley AVA?

57
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Fountaingrove District AVA was originally a….

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utopian community

58
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Compare Sonoma Coast PN + Chard to RRV PN + Chard

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Sonoma Coast: learner style, more acid driven, less new oak

59
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t/f: high quality Syrah is made in Sonoma Coast

60
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Sonoma Valley is situated between these two ranges

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Sonoma Mountain Range and Mayacamas Mountains

61
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Bennett Valley is well known for this variety

62
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What is Dry Creek Valley AVA’s most important white grape

A

Sauvignon Blanc

63
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catch all AVA for Lake County

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Clear Lake AVA

64
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much of Lake County’s grapes are used for…

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used in other AVA’s to bulk out the wine

65
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What is special about Petaluma Gap AVA?

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It is defined by wind + fog influence. the wind + fog funneled in thru the Petaluma Gap lowers yield, lengthens hang time for the grapes, and encourages smaller growth of berries = great acidity + development of phenolics

66
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2nd coolest Napa AVA

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Coombsville

67
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Cabernet Sauv in Napa Valley can often be made unblended because…

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Napa Valley is warmer and drier than, eg, Bordeaux

68
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what is unique about Napa’s mountain Cabernet?

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no where else in the world is as much high elevation Cab Sauv produced

69
Q

famous vineyards To Kalon and Martha’s Vineyard are both located in…

70
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t/f: Monterey County and Santa Barbara County have extremely long growing seasons

71
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t/f: Arroyo Seco is known for premium Riesling

72
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soil type of Santa Lucia Highlands AVA

73
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Where is the famous Monte Bello vineyard?

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Santa Cruz Mountains

74
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Climate of Monterey

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dry, cool, windy

75
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why is much of the grapes and wine of salinas valley used for bulk production?

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wind funneled in from the Bay is often powerful enough to damage vines, very cold, very very dry

76
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Lodi Cabernet description

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Flavour packed, low acidity. Hot as St Helena during day, but much warmer still at night

77
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Amador County is within which major AVA

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Sierra Foothills AVA

78
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El Dorado County is within this major AVA

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Sierra Foothills AVA

79
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where do you find california’s coolest vineyards

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Santa Barbara county

80
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USA ranks _ in production

81
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Who established the first vineyards on the West Coast

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Catholic missionaries

82
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the 3 tiers of the US wine industry

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producers or suppliers: includes wineries and importers
distributors or wholesalers
retailers: includes restaurants, hotels, liquor stores, supermarkets

83
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t/f: US law requires brand name on bottle

84
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if alcohol % is stated, the TTB allows a _% variance for wines under 14% ABV; _% variance for wines over 14% ABV

85
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What is US law regarding “Semi-Generic Names”

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some (not all) European place names (eg - Chablis, Burgundy, Port) are allowed to be used on US wine labels in conjunction w/ a US geographic term - eg, American Chablis or California Port - and only if labels were approved prior to 2006

86
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AVA shared between Napa and Solano

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Wild Horse Valley

87
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Petaluma Gap AVA is shared by Sonoma and ______

88
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Two sub AVAs of San Luis Obispo Coast AVA

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Edna Valley AVA
Arroyo Grande AVA

89
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Where is Ben Lomond Mountain AVA?

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sub AVA of Santa Cruz Mountains AVA

90
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El Aliso

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Original (1833) name of the estate of Jean-Luis Vignes ; one of the first commercial wineries in SoCal

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